At those words, Zhou Yan's heart shuddered.
"Wait a little longer..."
A powerful sense of suffocation washed over her, making even breathing difficult.
Even from this great distance.
She could clearly feel the terrifying pressure emanating from the gray-robed elder high in the sky!
He was unquestionably a cultivator who had truly reached the ninth level of the Eternal Life Realm!
Zhou Yan knew this man, too!
Lin Ku, a junior elder of the Soulbirth Sect!
Zhou Yan had only ever felt a similar aura from the outer sect elders of the Heavenly Origin Ninth Heaven Pavilion.
Beings at this level already stood at the pinnacle of the Eternal Life Realm, just one step away from glimpsing the so-called [Spirit-Nurturing] stage.
"You're going to take him head-on?!"
Zhou Yan looked at Ye Li, who stood in front of her, her voice tinged with uncertainty and alarm.
She admitted that Ye Li was strong-absurdly strong.
But judging by the rank of the missions he accepted, he could not possibly be a match for an elder of the Soulbirth Sect!
Ye Li, however, said nothing more.
Facing Lin Ku's all-encompassing killing intent, he began walking slowly forward.
His flesh and bones trembled faintly.
An immense, barely perceptible pressure pressed against him like a tide, making him feel as though he were struggling forward against a towering waterfall!
This was, after all, a ninth-level Eternal Life Realm cultivator.
The tangible killing intent he naturally exuded alone put him worlds apart from a prodigy like Zhou Yan, who could fight above her level!
"And..."
Ye Li's divine consciousness stirred faintly.
It was an instinctive warning from his [Indestructible Golden Soul].
That meant killing Elder Lin before him would have significant consequences.
Ultimately, this was the Soulbirth Sect's territory. An elder killing a disciple might